... that in intact G1cells (subdiploid cells).For annexin-V/PI staining 1 ì 106 cells were resuspended in 50 àl binding buffer (Roche Diagnostics, Lewes, UK) and incu-bated with annexin-V/FITC ... physiologicalTGF-β1 activation during blood clotting in patients and controlindividuals, and examined whether TGF-β1 activation wasassociated with clinical phenotype, in particular inflammatorydisease ... [19,20] involving protease (plasmin) activation andinteraction of TGF-β1 with thrombospondin-1. Using an ELISAassay validated for detection of active TGF-β1 [15,16], wedetermined the increased...
... eitheractivate or inhibit protein synthesis and cell growth [2].The most well defined signaling mechanism regulatingmTOR activity in skeletal muscle is the insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) ⁄ insulin-dependent ... rapa-mycin (mTOR) plays a critical role in regulating therate of protein synthesis and cell hypertrophy in skele-tal muscle [3–6]. mTOR is a serine ⁄ threonine kinase ofthe phosphatidylinositol kinase-related ... signal-regulated kinase; GAP, GTPase activating protein; GST, glutathione S-transferase; IGF-1, insulin like growth factor-1;MEK, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase; mTOR, mammalian target of rapamycin;...
... of several signaling pathways intransforminggrowth factor-beta-1 (TGF-β1) -induced expression of the Ank gene. (a) Kinetics of sign-aling events induced by TGF-β1. Total proteins were extracted ... 1Effect of transforminggrowth factor-beta-1 (TGF-β1) on proteins regu-lating inorganic pyrophosphate metabolismEffect of transforminggrowth factor-beta-1 (TGF-β1) on proteins regu-lating inorganic ... signal-regulated kinase; MEK-1, mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellu-lar signal-regulated kinase kinase 1; p38-MAPK, p38-mitogen-activated protein kinase; PKA, protein kinase A; PKC, protein kinase...
... thecytokines involved in the induction of FXR1 remain un-characterized. The regulation by the anti -in ammatorycytokine transforminggrowth factor-b1 (TGF-b1) ofthe proinflammatory cytokine TNF-a ... example, in the stabilization ofchemokine mRNA. TGF-b1 opposes LPS -induced chemokine stabilization by inhibiting p38 MAPK [33].To determine whether this signalling pathway wasinvolved in FXR1 induction, ... demonstrated that FXR1, an mRNA-binding protein, plays an essential role in this process.Building on previous work showing that TGF-b1 caninhibit LPS -induced TNF-a and chemokine production[33,35],...
... Clinical Pharmacology, Naples, ItalyEmail: Giovanni Tarantino* - tarantin@unina.it; Paolo Conca - paolo.conca@unina.it; Antonio Riccio - riccio@unina.it; Marianna Tarantino - tarantin@unina.it; ... Serum concentrations of transforminggrowth factor-beta1 and ferritin.Results: High concentrations of transforminggrowth factor-beta1 were noticed in patients suffering from both fatty liverand ... its use in clinical settings [1].The definition of "benignity" concerning FL is wide-accepted [2] but conceptually difficult to maintainbecause the mechanisms, i.e., insulin resistance...
... doxorubicin andvincristine against Ewing’s sarcoma cells. Clin Cancer Res 2001, 7:1790-7.30. Martins AS, Mackintosh C, Martín DH, Campos M, Hernández T, Ordóñez JL,de Alava E: Insulin-like growth ... pathway inhibition byADW742, alone or in combination with imatinib, doxorubicin, orvincristine, is a novel therapeutic approach in Ewing tumor. Clin CancerRes 2006, 12:3532-40.31. Kim WY, Jin ... on IGF1R in GISTs anddiscuss the future perspectives in this promising field.IntroductionRecent years have seen a growing interest in insulin-like growth fa ctor 1 receptor (IGF1R) in medical...
... reduction in inflammation in arthriticjoints, TGF-β1 expression induced fibrogenesis andmuscle edema. In addition, TGF-β1 expression in the ade-novirally infected synovial lining also resulted in inductionof ... toconfer sustained, intra-articular TGF-β1 expression in bothnaïve and arthritic rabbit knee joints. Intra-articular injec-tion of adenoviral vector expressing human transforming growth factor ... antigen -induced arthritis (AIA), rabbitswere sensitized to ovalbumin by intradermal injections of 5mg ovalbumin emulsified in Freund’s complete adjuvant.Arthritis was initiated in both hind knees...
... Mohan S,Ljunghall S: Circulating levels of insulin-like growth factor-Iand -II, and IGF- binding protein-3 in inflammation and afterparathyroid hormone infusion. Bone Miner 1994, 24:25-31.33. ... Poli V,Martini A, Ciliberto G, Fattori E: Interleukin 6 causes growth impairment in transgenic mice through a decrease in insulin-like growth factor-I. A model for stunted growthin childrenwith ... significantly during thefirst year in the HRT group compared with the controls.There is a need to be cautious in interpreting this finding,since there were significantly more missing OPG samples in the...
... 39:968-978.26. Morales TI: The insulin-like growth factor binding proteins in uncultured human cartilage. Increases in insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 during osteoarthritis. Arthritis ... Holly JMP: Changes in the local regulation of insulin-like growth factors I and II andinsulin-like growth factor-binding proteins in osteoarthritis ofthe canine stifle joint secondary to cruciate ... McCarthy JR, Xie Q, Ling N, Chen C: Quino-line-carboxylic acids are potent inhibitors that inhibit the bind-ing of insulin-like growth factor (IGF) to IGF-binding proteins.Bioorg Med Chem...
... effector cells is underscored both in experimental models and in humans in which the numbersReview Transforming growth factor-ββ -induced regulatory T cells refereeinflammatory and autoimmune diseasesSharon ... Beyondengaging Smad activity, TGF-β triggers the extracellularsignal-related kinase and p38 mitogen-activated kinasepathways [44] to link additional signaling cascadesinvolved in modulating cell ... [64,65]. Moreover, in adramatic turnaround of allergen -induced asthmatic lungdisease, TGF-β-converted /induced Treg, when transferredto an asthmatic mouse, suppressed allergen -induced inflammation...
... of various transforminggrowth factor (TGF)-beta signaling molecules in cartilageStaining of various transforminggrowth factor (TGF)-beta signaling molecules in cartilage. Paraffin sections ... WangW, Dunander C, Heingard D: Inhibition of interleukin-1alpha- induced cartilage oligomeric matrix protein degradation in bovine articular cartilage by matrix metalloproteinase inhibi-tors: potential ... Boumediene K: Mediation of interleukin-1beta- induced transforminggrowth factor beta1 expression by acti-vator protein 4 transcription factor in primary cultures ofbovine articular chondrocytes:...
... cartilage in aging mice [2]. This commentary will discuss TGF-βsignaling and osteoarthritis in an experimental investigation in the mouse. It is important to bear in mind that results obtained in mice ... catabolic cyto-kines [1]. The aim of this commentary is to place in context arecent article in this journal of anabolic growth factor, trans-forming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling in articular ... protein; C-Smad = common Smad (Smad 4); IL = interleukin; LAP = latency-associated protein; MH = Mad homologydomain in the Smads; R-Smad = receptor-activated Smad (Smads 2 and 3 for TGF-β signaling;...
... H, Oni-shi Y, Inukai K, Anai M, Fukushima Y, et al.: 14-3-3 protein bindsto insulin receptor substrate-1, one of the binding sites ofwhich is in the phosphotyrosine binding domain. J Biol Chem1997, ... in OA Obs, unlike in normal cells. Since there is anincrease in IGF-1 production in OA Obs with a concomitantdecrease of the major insulin-like growth factor binding pro-teins, namely BP-3, ... activation via IRS-1 in OA Obs. We recently demon-strated that transforminggrowth factor (TGF)-β production isincreased in OA Obs [20] and, since this growth factor canactivate PKB in arthritis,...